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(43) Date of publication: 07.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/23 (21) Application number: 15723613.4 (22) Date of filing: 04.05.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F23R 3/28(2006.01) F23D 11/40(2006.01) F23R 3/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/029086 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/018483 (04.02.2016 Gazette 2016/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 01.08.2014 US 201414449650 (71) Applicant: Capstone Turbine Corporation Chatsworth, California 91311 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHEN, Junhua Irvine, California 92620 (US) MITCHELL, Mark Arcadia, California 91066 (US) NOURSE, John Chatsworth, California 91311 (US) MCKEIRNAN, Robert D. Westlake Village, California 91362 (US) (74) Representative: Giavarini, Francesco et al Zanoli & Giavarini S.p.A. Via Melchiorre Gioia, 64 20125 Milano 20125 Milano (IT)